2025 Sherry Barndollar Rock Scholarship Application
SHERRY BARNDOLLAR ROCK SCHOLARSHIP
Meeting the Educational Needs of Foreign Service Spouses and Partners

The family and friends of the late Sherry Barndollar Rock, a Foreign Service spouse who accompanied her husband on several foreign assignments, have established a scholarship in her memory to support the Foreign Service community by helping members of the Foreign Service family pursue their educational goals. As a member of the Foreign Service community, Sherry recognized the challenge that a Foreign Service career presents to spouses who must take a fragmented approach to fulfill their personal educational goals from locations throughout the world. For Sherry’s family, it was a logical decision to honor her by establishing a scholarship at DACOR to further support these educational needs.
 
THE SCHOLARSHIP:  The Sherry Barndollar Rock Scholarship grants up to $4,000 annually to the spouses and partners of Foreign Service employees assigned abroad to pursue educational goals which may have been disrupted by the spouse’s Foreign Service career. 
 
KEY REQUIREMENTS:  Applications are due by January 15, 2025, for the 2025 – 2026 Academic Year. 
  • Those eligible must be spouses or partners of Foreign Service employees assigned abroad, between foreign assignments, on unaccompanied tours or evacuated from post. 
  • Eligible employees include:
    • Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) and Foreign Service Specialists from the Departments of State, Commerce, and Agriculture. 
    • Foreign Service Officers at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). 
    • Foreign Service Officers at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (formerly VOA). 
    • USAID direct employees. 
    • Civil Service employees serving abroad in embassies and in support of our U.S. diplomatic mission are eligible while at post, but the eligibility will not continue when reassigned back in the United States.
      • Note: Members of the military, the intelligence agencies, and other domestic government agencies at post are not eligible for the award.
  • Recipients must be U.S. Citizens. Scholarship recipients must be DACOR members. Applicants are encouraged to be members of DACOR but membership is not a criteria for applying. 
  • Applicants are expected to enroll in academic coursework at an accredited U.S. educational institution. Eligible coursework includes those culminating in an academic degree or many professional certifications.
  • The monetary award can be used only for the payment of tuition. 
DACOR:  DACOR is an organization of foreign affairs professionals. DACOR fosters service, learning and community among those who have dedicated their lifework to the foreign affairs of the United States through the Foreign Service and other international engagement. The DACOR Bacon House Foundation promotes a public understanding of international affairs and diplomacy through scholarships, lectures, publications, and conferences, and a museum, and preserves the historic DACOR Bacon House, an architectural treasure, as a living testament to America’s diplomatic heritage and a center for educational and cultural activities. Sherry, who served as its Executive Director, was very supportive of DACOR. Information about DACOR membership and privileges is available at dacorbacon.org/membership

For full scholarship details and eligibility requirements, please visit dacorbacon.org/sherry_barndollar_rock_scholar

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